Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
Hung ina conspicuous place i'll the dress
ing room was the following placard:
TINS CoNcEENn You

At II o'clock the tables were laid
and the banquet WAS soon III full
blast Course after course of subStan-
tials followed by desserts, were served by
Xingcnlcldcr, and until IT, o'clock the lcs-
tive board presented a merry scene, us
tOastS were drank aud wit abOundcd. The
Jolly scene is better imagined than tie
scribcd.
At the conclusion Of the banquet the
parlOr was cleared, when 1t was
proposed that the bachelors present,
and they were all bachelors, without one
exception, hold meeting and organize a
Bachelors Association This was imme-
diately agreed to, and Mr. George Baird was
called on to preside, while Mr.. ). i. Harri-
son was appointed Secretary, and MessiS'
l.. X. McNlcchcn and Will Arnett were
selected Us ScargcantS-at-Arms.
At that moment the doOr-bell rang aud
one of the Scrgcant-at-ATms disappeared
and reappearcd bearing delicately hnte"
and pcriumed envelope, with the following
supcTscription written i'll neat feminine
hand:
''To The Forty-live Years Old Bachelors
Club"
On motion the secretary was ordered 10
read the misSivc, which proved to consist
OF four pages tied with Il blue ribbon.
The Secretary then hlushingly read the
following startling communication:
WHEELING, 1880 =. NJ, January l3.
OUR DEAR HnNS:-(W think 1t best to
begin ailrctionatcly. In secret session,
We lorlorn maidcns of the thirty-third de
gree assembled, have Just feared with
much anxiety and pain, of the dissipation
in which at this solemn hour you are en-
gagged. We hear the roar of hilarity and
happiness caused by your horribly selfish
blowout By this communication We wish
TO express our diSapprohation of your little
scheme Ia exclude us dear girls. At Il
meeting Just held in the parl0r of one Of
the leaders of society, we, after due and
careful deliheratiOn, adopt the following
resolutions, which we desire should be read
by Mr.. Il.
Rc>oic,d, That these chicken salad
parlors land back gates, and he it fur
ther
RCSoIrd, That We shall not permit any
member OF our Sacred Society 10 accept,
hint at or suggest as IN, heretofore been
the case any theatre, German, driving or
skating invitations; and be it further
RcSoircd, That we shall hereafter go to
church, out walking and church festivals
alone OF in a body; and further be it
ReSoircd, That Il copy OF these resolu-
lions he sent Immediately, or sooner to the
host OF this grand occasion, Mr.. Louis
Dclaplain, and each member of Forty-iiye-
Year-Old Bachelor Association.
ANNIE ELIZA LONELINESS,
NELLIE CORA DESPERATION,
HANNAH JANE OLpMAID,
Committee on Resolutions.
The reading of the letter was followed
by great deal of funny discussion, after
which il was ordered placed on the min
utes of the association. Quite number
of resolutions pertinent t. the occasion
were offered and considered, and fun
reigncd supreme until an early hour this
morning. when the guests reluctantly re-
tired, after extending the host many kind
wishes and complimcnting him upon his
royal entertainment.
Those present were:
McSsrs. Louis Dclaplain, Jr., ID. A..
Taylor, s. Oft Carothcrs. J. l.. Rhccs,
George Baird, Jr., J. T. Savage, Rich
ard Butts, Hazlctt Cummns, Il. X.
McMcchen, Walter Bloomfield, Willie
Arnett, X. Garrett IIaasc ID. \. Fulker-
son, Albert Whitaker, W. ". Whitmycr,
Charles Hughes, $. Irwin Singleton, Will
liam Miller, 5. i. Harrison, Nelson Cecil,
W. T.. Day, \. Allan Wheat, Daniel lleiS-
kcll, W. W. Irwin, Harry Franzhcim,
Edward Franzheim, Austin Beach, Will
Dclaplain, Samuel HazIett, Will Band.